Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll in the Dutch Golden Age.

Cover -- Table of Contents -- 1. The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century -- Amsterdam, 2017 -- Otto Copes, 1629 -- The richest country in the world -- A country full of young people -- Amsterdam, center of the world -- The wedding party -- Jeunesse dorée -- Consumer goods -- A fascination with children -- Founding fathers of a new society -- Young people in the Republic -- 2. Violence -- College life -- Frères d'armes -- Armed young men -- Student violence -- Nations -- Karel Vijgh -- Loco parentis -- Group behavior -- Channeling violence -- Sports -- 3. The Prodigal Son -- The 'Hair War' -- Youth fashion -- Bling-bling -- Bright colors -- Calculated sloppiness -- Pimped-up clothing -- Fashion and moralism -- 4. Alcohol -- College life -- Symposia -- Drinking games -- The Bentvueghels -- Chambers of rhetoric -- Foreign youths -- From bad to worse -- Daniel Souterius -- Dirck Pietersz Pers -- Father Cats -- 5. Sex -- Whore-hopping -- Public courting -- Puberty in the Golden Age -- Rembrandt, the late bloomer -- Masturbation -- Sodomy -- Sex education -- Venereal diseases -- 6. Drugs -- A new trend -- Adriaen Brouwer -- Belladonna -- Young people and novelty -- Doom and gloom -- Smoking: a burning issue -- Medical discourse -- 7. Rock 'n' Roll -- Bredero -- Jan Jansz Starter -- Secular songbooks -- Making music -- The art of love -- 8. Conclusion -- Otto Copes, 1650 -- A new generation -- Founding fathers -- Moderation -- Education and the Dutch mentality -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

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